noswellplease
New member
I recently met a very knowledgeable gent who was returning home after a lengthy trip on his sailboat. He has worked on boats professionally for the last 30 years and he made the following suggesions! What do you think?
He said my deck and cockpit drains should be re-designed and simply let drain somewhere above the waterline, and not as they are presently lower down below the waterline, you can also use nylon and no need for bronze or whatever.
Water inlet, he just uses one, this feeds the engine and he then taps off to feed the heads. The heads discharges just above the waterline which he says is not a problem. Thats his system for what its worth. I guess it reduces the need for all those potentially dangerous thru-hull fittings below the waterline. My question, is it worth going this route with all the work and expense involved? I am hoping to do a little serious crusing at some time in the furure and what he says appears to make sense. What do others think?
He said my deck and cockpit drains should be re-designed and simply let drain somewhere above the waterline, and not as they are presently lower down below the waterline, you can also use nylon and no need for bronze or whatever.
Water inlet, he just uses one, this feeds the engine and he then taps off to feed the heads. The heads discharges just above the waterline which he says is not a problem. Thats his system for what its worth. I guess it reduces the need for all those potentially dangerous thru-hull fittings below the waterline. My question, is it worth going this route with all the work and expense involved? I am hoping to do a little serious crusing at some time in the furure and what he says appears to make sense. What do others think?